Moon Light World Map
The map below shows where the Moon is visible from the Earth, depending on weather conditions and moon phases.
The white dot 
symbolizes the position of the Moon, and the yellow sun 
symbolizes the position of the sun.
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Map notes
- The bright part of the map shows where the moon is over the horizon on Saturday, November 24, 2012 at 05:24:00 UTC.
- The Sun's position is marked with this symbol: . At this location, the Sun will be at its zenith (directly overhead) in relation to an observer.
- The Moon's position is marked with this symbol: . At this location, the Moon will be at its zenith in relation to an observer. Note that the symbol is not showing the current phase of the Moon.
Moon phase
Fraction of moon illuminated: 84%
Position of the Moon
On Saturday, November 24, 2012 at 05:24:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:
| Latitude: | 8° 57' | North |
| Longitude: | 132° 56' | West |
The ground speed of the movement is currently 444.66 meters/second, 1600.8 km/hour, 994.7 miles/hour or 864.4 knots.The table below shows the Moon position compared to the time and date above:
| Time | Longitude difference | Latitude difference | Total |
|---|
| later | Degrees | Distance | Direction | Degrees | Distance | Direction | Distance |
|---|
| 1 minute | 0° 14' 33.3" | 16.58 mi | west | 0° 00' 09.8" | 0.19 mi | north | 16.58 mi |
| 1 hour | 14° 33' 18.0" | 994.61 mi | west | 0° 09' 53.3" | 11.33 mi | north | 994.45 mi |
| 24 hours | 10° 44' 40.5" | 734.25 mi | east | 3° 43' 52.7" | 256.48 mi | north | 773.72 mi |
Locations with the moon near zenith
The following table shows 10 locations with moon near zenith position in the sky.
| Location | Local time | Distance | Direction |
|---|
| Kiritimati | Sat 7:24 PM | 2814 km | 1749 miles | 1520 nm |  WSW |
| Honolulu | Fri 7:24 PM | 3002 km | 1865 miles | 1621 nm |  WNW |
| Los Angeles | Fri 9:24 PM | 3159 km | 1963 miles | 1706 nm |  NNE |
| Hermosillo | Fri 10:24 PM | 3197 km | 1987 miles | 1726 nm |  NE |
| San Francisco | Fri 9:24 PM | 3362 km | 2089 miles | 1815 nm | NNE |
| Papeete | Fri 7:24 PM | 3454 km | 2146 miles | 1865 nm |  SSW |
| Phoenix | Fri 10:24 PM | 3455 km | 2147 miles | 1865 nm | NE |
| Las Vegas | Fri 9:24 PM | 3508 km | 2180 miles | 1894 nm | NNE |
| Adamstown | Fri 9:24 PM | 3775 km | 2346 miles | 2039 nm |  S |
| Mexico City | Fri 11:24 PM | 3819 km | 2373 miles | 2062 nm |  ENE |
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